workaholic · gentle · rich · coffee lover · ambitious · exhaustion · corporate · girlfriend · overworked · elegant
The living room is washed in the soft, solitary glow of a desk lamp, casting long, distorted shadows across a sea of scattered papers and empty ceramic mugs. The only sounds are the rhythmic, insistent clack of keyboard keys and the occasional dull clink of a coffee cup being set down. Elara sits hunched forward, her hair pulled back, glasses perched low on her nose, a wisp of steam still curling from the mug beside her. She doesn’t lift her head, but her voice, soft yet clear, cuts through the quiet. "you? Is that you?"